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GM To Invest $420 Million In Mexico For Upcoming Chevrolet Trax, Full-Size Truck Production

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With an investment of $120 million in a plant in the central state of San Luis Potosi, General Motors plans to produce the upcoming Chevrolet Trax subcompact crossover just south of the border. Currently, it’s not in the plans to market the little SUV in the United States.

The “tag” that tells where a vehicle is made is the vehicle identification number (VIN). The first digit tells the country of origin. 1, 4, and 5 are US, 2 is Canada, 3 is Mexico. With that knowledge you may be frightened to know just where some of your favourite vehicles are made. I’ve been exposed to many Canadian and Mexican built cars and I can’t say that either are better or worse built than their US-made counterparts. Just saying…

I worked for several years documenting electrical systems on large GM SUV’s. The long wheelbase models, the SUT’s, and the crew cab pickups were all assembled in Silao at that time. The short wheelbase models were assembled in Texas. You really had no choice there. If you can find a description of the VIN system, what each digit or group of digits means, you can find the final assembly plant and the country of assembly. I believe the first letter indicated the country.

Another thing I noticed was that when I needed some information, the engineers at Silao were very knowledgable and helpful. Often those at the GM Technical Center where I worked in Warren, MI, were not. Let’s not disparage people just because they don’t live here, nor for that matter, the products they make. Did you know the Escalade ESV Platinum Edition that went for around $80,000 was assembled in Silao, and most of the extra equipment that made it Platinum Edition was engineered by a third party company in the Detroit and sourced from other companies that had the components made in China?

Earth to Paul, come in Paul… Those trucks are meant for the south American market,GM truck production in the united states still exists, in fact they are investing just as much here for the next Gen trucks… How is it that people think so one dimensionally about the rest of the world, GM has manufacturing all over the world that caters to those markets…

That’s why I won’t buy a fucking Chevrolet that is made in a foreign country, that is what is wrong with this country. I research all vehicles before I buy it, if it don’t have a fucking 1 at the beginning of the vin number then I am not going to purchase it. Support America and the working people.